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'13-, 1925' 1,556,984 GQWOLKENHAUER GAME Filed Dec. 15. 1924 2Sheets-Sheet 1 oct. 13, 1925. 1,556,984 G. WOLKENHAUER GAME Filed Deg.15.- 1924 2 Sneaks 1031. 2

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Patented Oct. 13, 1925.

UNITED STATES GUSTAV WOLKENHAUEBL on GHIQAGQ, ILLINOIS, lissieivon'ronxvnnyinw rang COMPANY, 0 CHICAGO, Inn-more, A CORPORATION or ILLmoIs.

V GAME.

Application filedxDeeember 15, 1924. Serial 1gp. 755 814.

following is a full, clear, and exact descrips tion thereof, referencebeingihad to the 310,-, companying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

This invention relates to ainovel proved game and consists of thematters hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

Theobje ct ofthe invention is to provide a gam i mul ti f a ace y h sepav ing it, primarily intended as an amusement evic tQ be used a a usemntpark ou 3 ai s, and li epu liea u ement p a which amusement device isof simple and economical construction, which will present a wide pr adand i y nte st d ra t on f r t es ea mai ri y f se tending such places,which will vividly prov.

cluce in the players all the excitement and sensation, of anactual race,and which may be operated at a minimum of cost to those nning h same,

Theadvantagesof the invention will/appear more, fully asl proceed withmy specifi atio n th dr i gs-- of thegame apparatus as a whole.

Figure 2 1s ay ew represent ng a section through the apparatus in aplane indicate Figuredis avertical sectional view on an enlarged scale(done of a plurality of bellows members used .in the apparatus.

Figuregis a view representing a partial vertical section through one ofthe dummies, in this case, ahorse, which are incl idedrin the apparatus.g i

The new game comprises in general a plurality of dummies, built in theform of aniale a fo amp e, es, equ pp f r riding and arranged in one ormore ranks or rows and alike number of puppets or dolls, arranged inranks or rows corresponding to the ranks or rows of the dummies,

with each puppet or doll provided with a ollapse y all on pp d as asapoand im- F gu e 1 i a vie ep nt g a p P n hat, and o e ed by a o c aledipe or tube-to; a bellows or like device, in or near the body of a dummyassociated therewith;

andoperable by meansof a saddle or other movableparti on the dummy toblow up and expand the bellows. The'duimmies, as the horses or otheranimals, maybe provided: with gay trappings and the puppets or dolls maybedressed in artistic or garish clothes so astoattract the attention of.thepassers by. The=parts areall arrangedi and corre-, lated so that whena dummy is mounted by a rider, the saddleor other movable part thereonmay be operated by 5011 6 movement, of the body. of the riderto actuatethe bel? lows intermittently and supply an inter-l mittent airpressureito the o r hat on the puppet ordoll to blow itup and expand itas in the Case, of the familiartoy balloon. I

The object of the: game-is to provide for the dummies a number. ofriders, each of whom, by a movement of -the body, will sim-v ulateriding race on the dummies, the horses or other animals, the winner ofthe race to be that rid r who first succeeds, by the actuation oi thebellows associated with. the dummy which he rides, in expanding theballoon cap on'ithe puppet connected to his dummy to a sizeto break it.

Referring now tothat embodiment of the invention illustrated in thedrawings: 10 indicates the dummyto be ridden which, in this case, ismade in the likeness of a horse. A plurality of such dummies areprovided, arranged in ranks. on rows, there being illustrated in thisvcase, a single rank or row of five horses, all a of which are alike. Theanimal figures may all be alike as illustrated or each animal of therank may bedifferent, as desired, in order to promote the hilarityattending the game. 11 indicates an elongated table or other supportwhich is arranged, as shown, in a position parallel to the row ofhorses. 12 indicates a plurality of puppets or dolls, each located inline with an associated dummy 10.

The several dummies 10 have legs or standards, bearing upon and securedto a main, platform or floor15, which supports, the apparatus. Thepuppets or dolls 12 likewise have legs 16, which are attached to the top17 of the table '11.

18 indicates a bellows device which is a movable member on the dummy,which movable member in this case is a saddle, hinged at 21 to the bodyof the dummy at a point forward of the recess 19. The saddle 20 hasdepending from it, at a point spaced" to the rear of the pivot 21, aplunger 22,

which is operatively connected to the bellows 18.

As illustrated in the drawings, the bellows consists of a tubular,collapsible bag 23, closed at its ends by heads 2425, one of which,namely, the top head 24, is reciprocable in a vertical direction, andthe other of which, namely, the bottom head 25 is fixed and providedwith a suitable valve opening and valve 26 of any familiar constructionadapted to retain the air within the tubular bellows body, when the tophead 24 is moved downwardly toward the bottom head 25 and to admit airduring the reverse, upward movement of the top head The heads 2425 ofthe bellows are normally maintained in expanded relation, that is tosay, at the farthest distance apart, by means of an expansion coiledspring 27, one end of which engages the bottom head 25 and the other endof which engages the top head 24. The plunger 22 is connected by aflexible joint 23 to the top head 24 of the bellows. The bottom head 25is provided with a discharge opening 28, in which is fixed in anysuitable manner a pipe or tube 29. Said pipe or tube 29 is concealed inor about the body of the horse in any suitable Way and leads downthrough one of the leg supports 14 and through the platform or floor 15.The pipe 29 is thence conducted underneath said floor or platform 15 toa position below the associated puppet 12, whence it is extendedupwardly through the leg 16 of said puppet and through the body thereofto a nipple 29 in the head of said body. I

Preferably the head of the puppet itself is formed to constitute thenipple 29 to which is attached a small balloon 30 madeof rubber or otherflexible and expansible material, as the familiar toy balloon. Toyballoons of the kind are supplied in numbers to be used in the game andare provided with suitable devices of any familiar kind for attachingand detaching them to and from the nipple 29*. When the saddle 20 isdepressed, the bellows 18 will be operated by the associated plunger 22,to force a charge of air through the pipe 29 and up through the nipple29 and into the balloon 30; and rapid, successive depressions of thesaddle will operate to expand the balloon.

To operate the saddle 20, the rider seats himself upon it astride in theusual manner of riding a horse or other animal. The dummies arepreferably made comparatively low so that any rider, whether child oradult,

seated astride the horse, may put his whole weight on the saddle todepress the plunger and may then lift himself to permit the plunger torise. An up and down movement of his body in this manner will move thesaddle so as to produce, in conjunction with the expansion spring 27,the necessary verhead 24, to

several riders, each on a dummy, are going through the same requiredmovements as above described, that one who moves with greatest rapiditywill cause the balloon cap on his associated puppet to expand at thegreatest rate, so that, presuming that the balloons are all made offabric of the same breaking test, the said balloon will break first andthat one will win the race. When it is remembered that toy balloons ofthekind have such lack of uniformity that notwo probably have the samecapacity of expansion before breaking, the uncertainty of the resultswill be apparent, and said uncertainty will add to the continuedinterest 1 in the game.

The possibilities of the game, when used' in an amusement park or at afair, will be manifest to those familiar with such places; Its appeal toadults as well as to children will be recognized. Prizes may be offeredfor the winner to increase the attraction of the game and this at smallcost to those running it.

While dummies in the form of horses orother animals are describedherein, the dummies are not limited to such form, as other devicesgenerally used in racing may be simulated instead, in endless variety.

While in describing my invention, I have referred to certain details ofmechanical construction and arrangement, it is to be understood that theinvention is not limited thereto except as may be pointed out in theappended claims. I

I claim as my invention 1. A game comprising the combination of asupport, a plurality of dummies thereon simulating forms to be enteredin a race, each dummy including a part which is movable with referenceto said support, a plurality of bellows devices, one for each dummy,each operably connected to said movable part, a plurality of puppetsthere being a puppet associated with each dummy, a pipe connecting eachbellows device to the associated puppet, and provided with a dischargenipple at its puppet end, and a plurality of expansible devices, one foreach puppet attached to said nipples.

2. A game comprising the combination of a support, a plurality ofdummies thereon simulating forms adapted to be ridden in a race, eachdummy including a part which is movable with reference to said support,and is adapted to be operated by a rider of the dummy, a plurality ofbellows devices, each operably connected to said movable part, aplurality of puppets, there being a puppet associated with each dummy,pipes connecting said bellows devices to their associated puppets, andprovided with discharge nipples at their puppet ends, and a plurality oftoy balloons, one for each puppet, each detachably connected to one ofsaid nipples.

3. A game comprising the combination of a support, a plurality ofdummies thereon simulating the forms of animals, and arranged in ranksor rows, a movable saddle on each dummy, a bellows device in each dummyadapted to be actuated in the movement of said saddle, a plurality ofpuppets there being a puppet associated with each dummy, a plurality ofpipes severally connecting said bellows devices of the dummies to theassociated puppets, each pipe terminating in a discharge nipple openingthrough the head of the puppet, and a plurality of toy balloons adaptedto be attached to said nipples as caps for said puppets.

4. A game comprising the combination of a support, a plurality ofdummies in the forms of animals arranged in ranks or rows as whenentered for a race, a plural ity of puppets arranged in correspondingranks or rows, there being a puppet for each dummy, a movable saddle oneach dummy, said dummy being provided with a recess below said saddle, abellows device in said recess including a movable member, means operablyconnecting the movable.

member of the bellows to the associated saddle, a plurality of concealedpipes severally connecting the bellows devices to the associatedpuppets, each pipe terminating in a discharge nipple located in the headof said puppet, and a plurality of toy balloons adapted for connectionto the heads of said puppets to receive the discharge from said nipples.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I alfix mysignature this 5th day of December 1924;.

GUSTAV WOLKENHAUER.

